The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2020

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2020

Revenge plots, family secrets, and mysterious neighbors—these are the year's best psychological thrillers.

By Lisa Levy | December 17, 2020

The Best Debut Novels of 2020

The Best Debut Novels of 2020

The year's best from first-time authors breaking into crime fiction, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | December 16, 2020

Reacher, Prospero, and Child

Reacher, Prospero, and Child

The links connecting two writers—William Shakespeare and Lee Child—run deeper than you might think.

By Heather Martin | December 16, 2020

Graphic Content: Into the Crime-Riddled 1980's Los Angeles of Ethan Reckless

Graphic Content: Into the Crime-Riddled 1980's Los Angeles of Ethan Reckless

Ed Brubaker on private eyes, pulp thrillers, and his latest collaboration with Sean Phillips, Reckless

By Alex Segura | December 16, 2020

The Best Gothic Fiction of 2020

The Best Gothic Fiction of 2020

As the Gothic Revival continues, it's time to take stock of the best, most anxious, and most atmospheric gothic fiction of 2020.

By Molly Odintz | December 16, 2020

The Best True Crime Books of 2020

The Best True Crime Books of 2020

The year's best nonfiction crime books range from memoirs to spy stories to tales of systemic corruption.

By CrimeReads | December 15, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

The Lost Art of the "Cast of Characters" Lists That Opened Midcentury Mystery Novels

By J. Kingston Pierce | December 15, 2020

Some Misconceptions About Sexism in Thrillers

By Courtney Evan Tate | December 15, 2020

How Many of the Greatest Crime Books of All-Time Have You Read? (Wait, Which Books?)

By Gray Basnight | December 15, 2020

The Best Noir Fiction of 2020

The Best Noir Fiction of 2020

Love, theft, and rural noir dominate this year's best noir fiction.

By CrimeReads | December 14, 2020

The Girl Detective Disappears: On Searching for Nancy Drew, and Finding Myself

The Girl Detective Disappears: On Searching for Nancy Drew, and Finding Myself

Nancy Drew has always been a liminal figure, caught between girl and woman, masculine and feminine, traditional and modern...

By Bethany Kaylor | December 14, 2020

On the Incredible, Gruesome Legacy of Paris's Grand Guignol Theater

On the Incredible, Gruesome Legacy of Paris's Grand Guignol Theater

Exaggerated spectacles of violence and gore played to fainting audiences night after night, for six decades

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 14, 2020

5 New Books Coming Out This Week

5 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | December 14, 2020

The Best Crime Novels of 2020

The Best Crime Novels of 2020

Celebrating the year's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | December 11, 2020

Thirty Years Later, Is <em>Goodfellas</em> The Greatest Mob Movie Ever Made?

Thirty Years Later, Is Goodfellas The Greatest Mob Movie Ever Made?

A demented, predatory nihilism runs through Martin Scorsese's 1990 mob classic, and audiences are still cheering for it. Why?

By Andy McCarthy | December 11, 2020

Famed mystery writer G.K. Chesterton proudly, sincerely believed in Santa Claus

Famed mystery writer G.K. Chesterton proudly, sincerely believed in Santa Claus

And he hoped children would genuinely believe in him, too.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 11, 2020

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